Transportation
The report, requested by House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, provides a series of cost-saving recommendations, including fare increases and route reductions.
Facing a $10 million budget shortfall, RIPTA plans to slash 58 of 67 bus routes — the largest reduction in its history — while state leaders delay action pending an overdue efficiency study
The proposed service reductions would affect 58 bus routes in total, eliminating 17 of those routes entirely
Rhode Island’s bus agency has already scheduled public hearings on service changes. It just hasn’t outlined what the proposed changes are yet